Mohegan Sun celebrates National Burger Month with 31 hamburgers

by Mike Barish on

May is National Burger Month. Yes, you read that correctly. And this important cause needs your help. There are no colored bracelets to wear to raise awareness, though. The only thing you need to do is eat hamburgers. Lots of them. And if you head up to Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, CT for some gambling or a show, you can have a different burger every day of the month.

Mohegan Sun’s numerous restaurants teamed up to create 31 unique burgers that they will serve all month. Try one a day, one at each meal or, hey, go for the gusto and have a 31-burger day. It’s like Baskin-Robbins’ 31 flavors but with more bacon.

The hardest part (other than fitting into your pants afterward) is deciding which burgers to try. Some of my favorites:

SolToro Burger at SolToro Tequila Grill: Ground sirloin seasoned with Mexican herbs and spices, topped with chihuahua cheese, guacamole, grilled onions, fire-roasted poblano rajas and bacon.

Chili Size at Johnny Rockets: Served open-faced with our exclusive all-meat chili and topped with grated cheddar cheese and chopped onions.

The Bayou Burger at Big Bubba’s BBQ: Burger topped with ham and cheddar cheese.

Of course, you can head over to Margaritaville for their Cheeseburger in Paradise. But, you can also get a burger from room service while you are in the hotel, in case you are in a food coma and can’t get out of bed. Just be sure to bring some pants with an elastic waistband.

Krispy Kreme Bacon Cheeseburger anyone?

by Scott Carmichael on

When I read Meg’s article about the largest burger in the world, I remembered seeing a photo last year of another burger that somehow got stuck in my head. May I present, the “Krispy Kreme Bacon Cheeseburger“.

I’m not afraid of trying something really unhealthy and I grew up in the village where the deep fried Mars bar was invented, but this just seems too much, even for me.

Sadly, you won’t be able to savor the delicate aroma of deep fried glazed yeast rings covered with bacon, cheese and meat, as they are only served at the staff restaurant of Google headquarters in Mountain View, California.

So, if you found this on the menu, would you go for it, or is this the kind of food you’d only consider at 3AM after a night of heavy drinking?

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(Krispy Kreme burger image source, Flickr user ccaviness)

Los Angeles Slowing the Fast Food Nation?

by Jamie Rhein on

Perhaps you’ve noticed that many trends in the U.S. either start in California or New York and then work their way slowly towards the center. Fashion and food come to mind. Once, I wrote an article on fall fashion in Ohio and did a bit of research by talking to designers and buyers to find out what will trickle to the Midwest from the runways in Milan and Paris. Basically, I was told, designers pick up on trends that will sell in New York and California and then from those will see what will sell in Ohio, but often the designs are more subdued versions.

Here’s a trend that might be starting in Los Angeles that I don’t envision getting many Ohions fired up any time soon. In some parts of Los Angeles the number of fast food restaurants has become so alarming that there is a proposed moritorium on new fast food joints in South Central LA . According to those that want to slow down, it’s hard to eat healthy when fast food is almost at every corner. The debate about whether government should regulate food choices is on. There are some that say if the only options in the neighborhood are fast food, then how are people to eat healthier? (see article) Perhaps, it’s not the fast food that is really the problem, it’s the not enough choices.

Of course, not all fast food is exactly the same. My LA fast food favorite is Astroburger where the garden burgers make me feel healthier with each bite. The Zagat Survey, Los Angeles lists four other fast food favorite options. One of them is In-N-Out Burger that has several locations. The hamburgers in this photo by jslander on Flickr are from one of them.